Ben Bernanke on why he’s not a Republican anymore.

In his recent book, The Courage to Act, Bernanke writes about what it was like at the center of the storm.
It also gives you a flavor for Bernanke the man, especially some of his eating habits, including an early affinity for Hot Pockets.
Quartz: One of the newsier bits to come out of your book was that you’re not a Republican any more, you’re now an independent.
And I’m concerned about some of the extreme views about the Fed and our monetary system that have been espoused.
(Because rightly or wrongly, presidents tend to get credit for whatever the economic performance is during their tenure.)